IMAX
/ˈaɪmæks/
"imax" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“IMAX” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,123. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,123
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A 70mm motion picture film format and set of cinema projection standards.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | IMAX |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈaɪmæks/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #26,123 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “IMAX” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around IMAX (IPA /ˈaɪmæks/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,123 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for IMAX, with forms such as "iamx", "imaxx", and "immax". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "IRA", "IMO", "ISA", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is IMAX, spelled I-M-A-X.
Definition
- 1A 70mm motion picture film format and set of cinema projection standards.
- 2A cinema screen in the IMAX format.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iamx
- imaxx
- immax
- imxa
- miax
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of IMAX - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “IMAX”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-M-A-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈaɪmæks/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “IRA” - see the side-by-side comparison. IMAX vs IRA
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.